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João Pedro da Silva Encarnação finished his PhD in Marine Science in 2024 at the University of Algarve, merging scientific knowledge on invasive species with contributions from citizen science. He currently works as a Junior Researcher at CCMAR's Scientific Dive Center. His research topics include marine invasive species, as the Atlantic blue crab and the weakfish, tropicalization and redistribution of species in coastal areas, while improving the collaboration between academia and society with citizen science in the study and management of biological invasions in the marine environment. So far has published 10 peer-reviewed scientific articles as first author and 10 others as co-author. Has participated in several national and international projects and scientific expeditions, and contributed with photographs to 7 books. Founder and coordinator of the NEMA citizen science campaign: www.NEMAlgarve.com.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João Pedro da Silva Encarnação

Citation names

  • Encarnação, J.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E713-A69D-8FBD
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2105-6639
Scopus Author Id
55676237400

Email addresses

  • jpencarnacao@ualg.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Marine Biology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/06
Concluded
 Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) JJ Helitrox Diver (Licence)
TDI - Technical Diving International, United States
2019/01 - 2024/03
Concluded
 Ocean, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Speciality in Marine Sciences) (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
"The new aquatic fauna of southern Portugal and their potential as economic resources: a collaborative merge between science and society" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Very good (with distinction)
2023/02
Concluded
 Scientific Freediving (Licence)
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors, United States
2021/10
Concluded
 Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Inspiration Vision Helitrox Deco (Licence)
TDI - Technical Diving International, United States
2020/06
Concluded
 Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) Inspiration Vision Air Diluent (Licence)
TDI - Technical Diving International, United States
2018/09
Concluded
 Extended Range Diving Trimix (Licence)
SSI - Scuba Schools International, United States
2016/05
Concluded
 Freediving Basic Instructor (Licence)
SSI - Scuba Schools International, United States
2016/05
Concluded
 GUE Fundamentals-Rec (Licence)
Global Underwater Explorers, United States
2016/04
Concluded
 Freediving Level 1 (Licence)
SSI - Scuba Schools International, United States
2016/01
Concluded
 Open Water Instructor (Licence)
SSI - Scuba Schools International, United States
2014
Concluded
 Open Water Scuba Instructor (Licence)
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors, United States
2009 - 2013
Concluded
 Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Divemaster (Licence)
PADI - Professional Association of Diving Instructors, United States
2010 - 2012
Concluded
 Marine Ecology (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Avaliação do impacto das descargas submarinas de água subterrânea nas comunidades de meiofauna e macrofauna bentónicas, Olhos de Água (Algarve)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2010/05
Concluded
 Boat Licence (category Local Skipper) (Licence)
Clube Naval de Portimão, Portugal
2006 - 2010
Concluded
 Marine Biology (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
"Produção Secundária Zooplanctónica no Estuário do Guadiana" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
2006
Concluded
 Ramo de Ciências (Ensino secundário)
Escola Secundária de Silves, Portugal
 15
2006
Concluded
 Driving Licence (category B+B1) (Licence)
Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes IP, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
CCMAR Scientific Dive Center, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/06 - 2024/05/31 LittleFish-STP project fellowship Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
(...)
2019/01/01 - 2023/04/30 PhD Scholarship (SFRH/BD/140556/2018 + COVID/BD/153280/2023) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
(...)
2013/05/01 - 2018/10/31 Diving instructor and guide (PADI and SSI), skipper, marine biologist SUBNAUTA, S.A., Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2009/09/01 Scholarship for integration in research (CCMAR/BII/0021/2009), entitled "Zooplankton secondary production" Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
(...)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/06/01 - 2024/05/31 LittleFish-STP - São Tome and Príncipe little fish threatened - a big opportunity to unravel this fishery resource in tropical islands
LittleFish-STP
Research Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Aga Khan Development Network
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2019/04 - Current NEMA - Novas Espécies Marinhas do Algarve
Principal investigator
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/06 - 2023/09/30 ATLAZUL - Impulso da Aliança Litoral Atlântica para o Crescimento Azul (Poctep/Interreg 0755_ATLAZUL_6_E)
Poctep/Interreg 0755_ATLAZUL_6_E
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Concluded
2023 - 2023 UP BLUE BRITE – Bridging Maryland (USA) to Algarve (Portugal) with the blue crab study case: Blue research innovation in teaching and entrepreneurship
UP BLUE BRITE
Researcher
Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Concluded
2019/01 - 2021/12 CRUSTAPANHA - Contributo para a gestão sustentada da pequena pesca de crustáceos (pequenos caranguejos): Estudo da ecologia, biologia e dinâmica populacional dos pequenos caranguejos com interesse comercial existentes ao longo da costa Portuguesa
Projeto n.º 16-01-04-FMP-0005
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Concluded
2019/01 - 2021/12 LuandaWaterFront - Luanda Bay Ecological Assessment: A waterfront based approach to reduce environmental risks and increase quality of life
333191101
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Aga Khan Foundation
Concluded
2019/01 - 2019/12 BIOFISH-QoL - Integrative approach for enhance quality of live in fishing communities of the ‘Bons Sinais’ estuary (Mozambique) under climate change treats
330785505
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Aga Khan Foundation
Concluded
2019/01 - 2019/12 CLIMFISH - Fisheries Vulnerability to Climate Change
ALG-01-0145-FEDER-028518
Researcher
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/01 - 2018/12 Monitoring the settlement of biological communities in the artificial reefs of the Ocean Revival project
N/A
Researcher
SUBNAUTA, S.A., Portugal

Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
MuSubMar - Associação para a promoção e desenvolvimento do turismo subaquático
Concluded
2010 - 2013 FREEZE - Submarine FREshwater dischargEs: characteriZation and Evaluation study on their impact on the Algarve coastal ecosystem
PTDC/MAR/102030/2008
Master Student Fellow
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Encarnação, J.. "Caranguejo-azul - Este invasor delicioso é um predador indesejável". In 25 espécies aquáticas que estão a invadir Portugal, edited by Ribeiro, FR; Sequeira, I; Geraldes, H; Anastácio, PM. Portugal: Projeto LIFE-INVASAQUA, 2023.
    Published
  2. Morais, P; Encarnação, J.; Teodósio, M.A.; Domingues, Rita B.. "Uma viagem no tempo pelo estuário do Ria Guadiana". In À descoberta do estuário do Rio Guadiana, edited by Moura, D.; Gomes, A.; Mendes, I.; Aníbal, J., 61-68. Portugal: Universidade do Algarve, 2022.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Paris, Claire; Teodosio, MA; Fernandes, Wadmilton; Bastos, Jerónimo; Syunkova, A; Carasquillo, A; Hallett, C; Encarnação, J.; Baptista, Vânia. "Larval swimming and orientation behavior of the amphidromous gobies, Sicydium spp., of São Tomé Island". Paper presented in 46th Larval Fish Conference, 2023.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Cruz, Joana; Domingues, Rita B.; Encarnação, J.; Bastos, Jerónimo; Fernandes, Wadmilton; Maia, Hugulay; Teodosio, MA; Baptista, Vânia. Corresponding author: Cruz, Joana. "The plankton importance: the case study of the LittleFish-STP project". Paper presented in XXXII Encontro da Associação de Universidades de Língua Portuguesa (AULP), 2023.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Encarnação, J.; Morais, P.; Teodósio, M.A.. "Low-cost citizen science campaign effectively monitors the rapid expansion of a marine invasive species". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2020, 2020.
  2. Encarnação, J.; Morais, P.; Baptista, V.; Cruz, J.; Teodósio, M.A.. "A low-cost citizen science campaign increased the knowledge on two invasive marine species in south Portugal". Paper presented in 42nd CIESM Congress, 2019.
  3. Cruz, M.; Oliveira, M.; Gomes, V.; Cruz, J.; Encarnação, J.; Baptista, V.; Dias, E.; Teodósio, M.A. "Jellyfish, a threat or an opportunity? - The non-indigenous Blackfordia virginica as a potential food source for humans and aquatic organisms". Paper presented in 42nd CIESM Congress, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Encarnação, J.; Dias, Ester; Engelen, Aschwin H.; Serrao, Ester; Morais, Pedro; Teodosio, MA. "Innate feeding plasticity and animal prey support invasiveness of aquatic species in a southwestern European estuary". Biological Invasions (2024):
    Accepted
  2. Encarnação, João; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Morais, Pedro. "The arrival of a non-indigenous ecosystem engineer to a heavily invaded and flow-regulated estuary in Europe". BioInvasions Records 13 1 (2024): 83-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2024.13.1.08.
    Open access • Published • 10.3391/bir.2024.13.1.08
  3. Zamora-Marín, Jose M.; Ruiz-Navarro, Ana; Oficialdegui, Francisco J.; Anastácio, Pedro M.; Miranda, Rafael; García-Murillo, Pablo; Cobo, Fernando; et al. "¿A multi-taxa assessment of aquatic non-indigenous species introduced into Iberian freshwater and transitional waters". NeoBiota 89 (2023): 17-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/neobiota.89.105994.
    Published • 10.3897/neobiota.89.105994
  4. Costa, Eudriano F. S.; Encarnação, João; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Morais, Pedro. "Aquatic species shows asymmetric distribution range shifts in native and non-native areas". Frontiers in Marine Science 10 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1158206.
    Published • 10.3389/fmars.2023.1158206
  5. Oficialdegui, Francisco J.; Zamora-Marín, José M.; Guareschi, Simone; Anastácio, Pedro M.; García-Murillo, Pablo; Ribeiro, Filipe; Miranda, Rafael; et al. "A horizon scan exercise for aquatic invasive alien species in Iberian inland waters". Science of The Total Environment 869 (2023): 161798. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161798.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161798
  6. González-Ortegón, Enrique; Berger, Selina; Encarnação, João; Chairi, Hicham; Morais, Pedro; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Oliva-Paterna, Francisco J.; Schubart, Christoph D.; Cuesta, Jose A.. "Free Pass Through the Pillars of Hercules? Genetic and Historical Insights Into the Recent Expansion of the Atlantic Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus to the West and the East of the Strait of Gibraltar". Frontiers in Marine Science 9 918026 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.918026.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fmars.2022.918026
  7. Encarnação, João; Krug, Lilian Anne; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Morais, Pedro. "Coastal Countercurrents Increase Propagule Pressure of an Aquatic Invasive Species to an Area Where Previous Introductions Failed". Estuaries and Coasts (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12237-022-01092-8.
    Published • 10.1007/s12237-022-01092-8
  8. Chaouti, Abdellatif; Belattmania, Zahira; Nadri, Amal; Serrão, Ester; Encarnação, Joao; Teodósio, Alexandra; Reani, Abdeltif; Sabour, Brahim. "The invasive Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 expands its distributional range southward to Atlantic African shores: first records along the Atlantic coast of Morocco". BioInvasions Records 11 1 (2022): 227-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.23.
    Open access • Published • 10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.23
  9. Morais, Pedro; Encarnação, João; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Dias, Ester. "Aliens From an Underwater World". Frontiers for Young Minds 9 646539 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2021.646539.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/frym.2021.646539
  10. Encarnação, J.; Baptista, Vânia; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Morais, Pedro. "Low-Cost Citizen Science Effectively Monitors the Rapid Expansion of a Marine Invasive Species". Frontiers in Environmental Science 9 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.752705.
    Published • 10.3389/fenvs.2021.752705
  11. Baptista, Vânia; Encarnação, João; Serrão, Ester A.; Wirtz, Peter; Pestana, Lueji Barros; Faria, Silvana; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra. "New Records of Fish Species from the Coast of Luanda, Angola". Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41208-021-00297-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s41208-021-00297-1
  12. Encarnação, João; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Morais, Pedro. "Citizen Science and Biological Invasions: A Review". Frontiers in Environmental Science 8 602980 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.602980.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fenvs.2020.602980
  13. Encarnação, João; Seyer, Thomas; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra; Leitão, Francisco. "First Record of the Nudibranch Tenellia adspersa (Nordmann, 1845) in Portugal, Associated with the Invasive Hydrozoan Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771)". Diversity 12 6 (2020): 214. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d12060214.
    Published • 10.3390/d12060214
  14. Vasconcelos, Paulo; Carvalho, André N.; Piló, David; Pereira, Fábio; Encarnação, João; Gaspar, Miguel B.; Teodósio, Maria Alexandra. "Recent and Consecutive Records of the Atlantic Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896): Rapid Westward Expansion and Confirmed Establishment along the Southern Coast of Portugal". Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences 35 2 (2019): 485-494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41208-019-00163-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s41208-019-00163-1
  15. Encarnação, João; Morais, Pedro; Baptista, Vânia; Cruz, Joana; Teodósio, Maria. "New Evidence of Marine Fauna Tropicalization off the Southwestern Iberian Peninsula (Southwest Europe)". Diversity 11 4 (2019): 48. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/d11040048.
    Published • 10.3390/d11040048
  16. Encarnação, João; Calado, Gonçalo. "Effects of recreational diving on early colonization stages of an artificial reef in North-East Atlantic". Journal of Coastal Conservation 22 6 (2018): 1209-1216. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11852-018-0630-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s11852-018-0630-0
  17. Piló, D.; Barbosa, A.B.; Teodósio, M.A.; Encarnação, J.; Leitão, F.; Range, P.; Krug, L.A.; Cruz, J.; Chícharo, L.. "Are submarine groundwater discharges affecting the structure and physiological status of rocky intertidal communities?". Marine Environmental Research 136 (2018): 158-173. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.02.013.
    Published • 10.1016/j.marenvres.2018.02.013
  18. Leitão, Francisco; Encarnação, João; Range, Pedro; Schmelz, Rüdiger M.; Teodósio, Maria A.; Chícharo, Luís. "Submarine groundwater discharges create unique benthic communities in a coastal sandy marine environment". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 163 (2015): 93-98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.06.007.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2015.06.007
  19. Encarnação , João; Leitão, Francisco; Range, Pedro; Piló, David; Chícharo, Maria Alexandra; Chícharo, Luís. "Local and temporal variations in near-shore macrobenthic communities associated with submarine groundwater discharges". Marine Ecology 36 4 (2014): 926-941. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/maec.12186.
    Published • 10.1111/maec.12186
  20. Encarnação, João; Leitão, Francisco; Range, Pedro; Piló, David; Chícharo, M. Alexandra; Chícharo, Luís. "The influence of submarine groundwater discharges on subtidal meiofauna assemblages in south Portugal (Algarve)". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 130 (2013): 202-208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2013.04.013.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2013.04.013
  21. Encarnação, J.; Leitão, T.; Morais, P.; Piló, D.; Range, P.; Chícharo, L.; Chícharo, M.A.; et al. "Effects of inter-annual freshwater inflow shifts on the community structure of estuarine decapods". Cahiers de Biologie Marine 54 2 (2013): 181-189. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877136617&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.21411/CBM.A.782BAAB8
Report
  1. Morais, Pedro; Encarnação, J.; Teodosio, MA. 2022. Plano de ação para o controlo em Portugal continental de espécies invasoras aquáticas, alforreca negra, corvina americana e caranguejo azul. Relatório elaborado no âmbito do projeto ALFCORAZUL, financiado pelo programa Ambiente e Ação Climática - Fundo Ambiental anunciado em Diário da República a 21 de maio de 2021 (Aviso n.º 9678/2021).
  2. Oliva-Paterna F.J.; Oficialdegui F.J.; Anastácio, Pedro M.; García-Murillo P.; Zamora-Marín J.M.; Ribeiro, F.; Miranda, R.; et al. 2022. Black list and alert list of the aquatic invasive alien species of the Iberian Peninsula - Horizon scanning exercise focused on the high-risk aquatic invasive alien species for the Iberian inland waters. Technical Report prepared by LIFE INVASAQUA (LIFE17 GIE/ES/000515). https://webs.um.es/fjoliva/miwiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=techrepp_3_invasaqua_complet_ing.pdf.
  3. Chainho, P.; Cristina Costa, A.; Bartilotti, C.; Gizzi, F.; Canning-Clode, J.; Encarnação, J.; Lobo Arteaga, J.; et al. 2022. ICES Working Group on Introductions & Transfers of Marine Organisms - National Report for Portugal.
  4. Oliva-Paterna F.J.; Ribeiro F.; Miranda R.; Anastácio P.M.; García-Murillo P.; Cobo F.; Gallardo B.; et al. 2020. List of Potential Aquatic Alien Species of the Iberian Peninsula. Updated list of the potential aquatic alien species with high risk of invasion in Iberian inland waters. Technical Report prepared by LIFE INVASAQUA (LIFE17 GIE/ES/000515). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356109140_List_of_Potential_Aquatic_Alien_Species_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula_2020_Updated_list_of_the_potential_aquatic_alien_species_with_high_risk_of_invasion_in_Iberian_inland_waters.
  5. Oliva-Paterna F.J.; Ribeiro F.; Miranda R.; Anastácio P.M.; García-Murillo P.; Cobo F.; Gallardo B.; et al. 2020. List of Aquatic Alien Species of the Iberian Peninsula. Updated list of the aquatic alien species introduced and established in Iberian inland waters. Technical Report prepared by LIFE INVASAQUA (LIFE17 GIE/ES/000515). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356108804_List_of_Aquatic_Alien_Species_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula_2020_Updated_list_of_the_aquatic_alien_species_introduced_and_established_in_Iberian_inland_waters.
  6. Chainho, Paula; Cristina Costa, A.; Botelho, A.; Duarte, B.; Bartilotti, Cátia; Ribeiro, F.; Arenas, F.; et al. 2020. ICES Working Group on Introductions & Transfers of Marine Organisms - National Report for Portugal.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "The new aquatic fauna of southern Portugal and their potential as economic resources: a collaborative merge between science and society". PhD, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2024. https://sapientia.ualg.pt/entities/publication/5c14c2a2-ad64-4242-bf0f-519fd2933907.
  2. Encarnação, João Pedro da Silva; Chícharo, Luís; Costa, Maria José. "Avaliação do impacto das descargas submarinas de água subterrânea nas comunidades de meiofauna e macrofauna bentónicas, Olhos de Água (Algarve)". Master, Universidade de Lisboa, 2012. https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/handle/10451/7711.
  3. "Produção Secundária Zooplanctónica no Estuário do Guadiana". Degree, Universidade do Algarve, 2009.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/23 The invasive blue crab in Portugal: from citizen science to management Lecture for the Topics in Biology class, from the Biology bachelor
University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2023/11/07 Tracking the invasive blue crab in Portugal with the help of citizen science Workshop "Bridging Maryland (USA) to Algarve (Portugal) with the BLUE crab study case: Blue Research Innovation in Teaching and Entrepreneurship (UP BLUE BRITE)"
Institute of Marine & Environmental Technology (IMET); University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) (Baltimore, MA, United States)
2023/06/26 Low-cost citizen science effectively monitors the rapid expansion of a marine invasive species Seminar "A path towards the blue economy for the Atlantic blue crab in the non-native range"
University of Algarve; CCMAR; FLAD (Faro, Portugal)
2023/06/01 Ciência cidadã em meio marinho e a campanha NEMA no Algarve Curso prático de identificação de espécies invasoras aquáticas
LIFEINVASAQUA project; CCMAR (Faro, Portugal)
2023/06 Ciência cidadã em meio marinho e a campanha NEMA no Algarve Greening our future: Towards a more sustainable horizon
Sustainable Horizons Project; Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2022/10/19 Inovações no uso de espécies invasoras algarvias no estuário do Guadiana Inovação azul e sustentabilidade no Estuário do Guadiana
ATLAZUL Project, Universidade do Algarve (Castro Marim, Portugal)
2022/06/03 Ciência cidadã em meio marinho e a campanha NEMA no Algarve Workshop "Espécies invasoras aquáticas: Casos de estudo e gestão no Algarve"
LIFEINVASAQUA project; CCMAR (Loulé, Portugal)
2022/03/27 O caranguejo azul e plataformas de ciência cidadã Open day of the Reserva Natural do Sapal de Castro Marim e VRSA
ICNF; Universidade do Algarve (Castro Marim, Portugal)
2022/03/21 Espécies invasoras no Algarve e o contributo da ciência cidadã Lecture on invasive species
Escola Profissional de Ciências Geográficas (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/11/04 Low-cost citizen science effectively monitors the rapid expansion of a marine invasive species. 26th CERF Biennial Conference
CERF (United States)
2021/10/04 Ciência cidadã e tropicalização da fauna marinha em Portugal. Workshops LPN - Escola sobre espécies invasoras
LPN - Liga para a Protecção da Natureza (Portugal)
2021/07/09 Projeto NEMA - Novas ocorrências nas costas algarvias e utilização da ciência-cidadã Workshop "Espécies invasoras aquáticas - Ferramentas de gestão"
LIFEINVASAQUA project; CCMAR (Faro, Portugal)
2020/10/10 Novas Espécies Marinhas do Algarve - O caso do projecto NEMA National Week on Invsive Species 2020
Centro de Ciência Viva do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2019/12/12 As novas espécies marinhas do Algarve Annual meeting of the Council of the hydrographic region of Algarve
CRH/ARH Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2019/11/05 Disclosing new evidence of marine fauna tropicalization with the help of citizen science 25th CERF Conference
CERF (Mobile, Alabama, United States)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/10/15 - 2022/10/16 Member of the organizing committee of the festival “Inovação Azul e Sustentabilidade no Estuário do Guadiana”, under the scope of the ATLAZUL project (POCTEP-Interreg), with more than 50 participants and companies. For more info: https://www.ualg.pt/inovacao-azul-e-sustentabilidade-no-estuario-do-guadiana https://www.ualg.pt/festival-de-inovacao-azul-do-estuario-do-guadiana (2022/10/15 - 2022/10/16)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas IP, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/05/11 - 2024/05/23 Participation in a scientific expedition to São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe), under the scope of the LittleFish-STP project (https://littlefishstp.com/). Activities included capacity building with local communities, river biodiversity sampling, production of documentary.
Other
 LittleFish-STP, May 2024
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2023/01/05 - 2023/01/20 Participation in a scientific expedition to São Tomé (São Tomé and Príncipe), under the scope of the LittleFish-STP project (https://littlefishstp.com/). Activities included scientific freediving training, capacity building, intertidal sampling and planktonic trawls.
Other
 LittleFish-STP, January 2023
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal
2022/06/28 - 2022/07/02 Monitoring marine alien species in ports with the SERC protocol. Second international summer school held online and organized by the University of Pavia, Italy.
Workshop
 Monitoring marine alien species in ports with the SERC protocol
Università degli Studi di Pavia, Italy
2020/02/11 - 2020/02/16 Participation in a scientific expedition to the Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania), under the scope of collaboration between CCMAR (Portugal) and PNBA (Parc National du Banc d'Arguin) and IMROP (Mauritanian Institute of Oceanographic and Fisheries Research). Activities included testing several subtidal sampling methods (grabs and trawls) and future collaboration with local fishermen and the use of artisanal fishing vessels on scientific expeditions inside the National Park. Banc d'Arguin, February 2020
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Institut Mauritanien de Recherches Océanographiques et des Pêches, Mauritania

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/11/13 - 2019/11/14 Course of "Scientific Writing", given by Dr. Shirley Ellis at CCMAR, University of Algarve.
Workshop
 "Scientific Writing"
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/09/04 - 2019/09/09 Participation in a scientific expedition to Luanda (Angola), under the scope of the LuandaWaterFront project (https://ccemarluandawaterfront.com). Activities included biodiversity assessment surveys included SCUBA diving sampling, intertidal sampling and planktonic trawls.
Other
 LuandaWaterFront, September 2019
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Aga Khan Foundation, United States
2019/05/27 - 2019/05/28 Course of "R for Absolute Beginners (7th Edition)" given by Bruno Louro at CCMAR, University of Algarve.
Workshop
 "R for Absolute Beginners (7th Edition)"
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2019/02/18 - 2019/02/26 Participation in a scientific expedition to Quelimane (Mozambique), under the scope of the project BIOFISH-QoL (https://biofishqol.eu). Activities included interviews in local fishing villages, biodiversity assessment in the Bons Sinais estuary and capacitation activities with local partners.
Other
 BIOFISH, February 2019
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

Aga Khan Foundation, United States
2012/09/17 - 2012/09/30 Participation in the scientific expedition "EMEPC/M@rBis/Berlengas2012" at the Berlengas archipelago, onboard the vessel NTM CREOULA.
Other
 "EMEPC/M@rBis/Berlengas2012" expedition
Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2011/06/24 - 2011/07/23 Participation in the scientific expedition "EMAM/PEPC_M@rBis/2011" at the Madeira and Azores archipelagos, onboard the vessel NTM CREOULA.
Other
 "EMAM/PEPC_M@rBis/2011" expedition
Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2011/06/20 - 2011/06/22 Workshop "MeshAtlantic - Video Survey Techniques", at the University of Algarve, organized by CCMAR under the scope of the project MeshAtlantic: "Mapping Atlantic Area seabed habitats for better marine management".
Workshop
 "MeshAtlantic - Video Survey Techniques"
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2011/01/15 - 2011/01/16 Course of "Introduction to accoustic telemetry", given by Dr. David Abecasis at CCMAR, University of Algarve.
Workshop
 "Introduction to accoustic telemetry"
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2010/08/10 - 2010/08/20 Participation in the oceanographic campaign MedEX2010, under the scope of the project MEDEX - "Medex-Inter-basin exchange in the changing Mediterranean Sea: Impact on the ecosystems in the vicinity of the straits connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the adjacent basins", onboard the hydrographic vessel NI NORUEGA.
Other
 MedEx2010 Campaign
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera Olhão, Portugal

Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/11 Online article on estuarine biological invasions in the Guadiana estuary. ECO Magazine
2022/10 Online article on how blue crabs invaded Portugal in under three years. Coastal & Estuarine Science News (CESN)
2022/05 Online article on the acoustic telemetry study developed with the Atlantic blue crab in the Guadiana estuary. Jornal do Algarve
2022/05 Online article on the acoustic telemetry study developed with the Atlantic blue crab in the Guadiana estuary. Sul Informação
2021/08/09 Online article on the underwater photoblitzs organized by the NEMA citizen science campaign in search of the neonative fireworm. Sul Informação
2021/08/09 Online article on the underwater photoblitzs organized by the NEMA citizen science campaign in search of the neonative fireworm. Barlavento
2021/02/13 Online article on the appearance of neonative and invasive marine species in south Portugal, and the importance of public participation with the NEMA citizen science campaign. Postal do Algarve
2020/09/10 Online article on the creation of the citizen science project NEMA and the appearance of new marine species in south Portugal. National Geographic Portugal
2020/08/20 Online article on the appearance of neonative and invasive marine species in south Portugal, and the NEMA citizen science campaign. Jornal Público - P3
2019/09/26 Online and printed article on the presence of the invasive Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) in south Portugal and the NEMA citizen science project. Jornal do Algarve
2019/08/01 Online and printed article on the NEMA citizen science project and the appearance of subtropical species in south Portugal. Tomorrow Algarve
2019/07/08 Online and printed article on the NEMA citizen science project, invasive species in south Portugal and the presence of the invasive Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). Barlavento
2019/07/05 Article on the creation of the citizen science project NEMA and the appearance of new marine species in south Portugal. Postal do Algarve
2019/04/28 Article on the creation of the citizen science project NEMA, the appearance of new marine species in south Portugal and the tropicalization phenomenon. Postal do Algarve

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022/06/22 - 2022/06/22 News report with the national TV channel "RTP3" on the Atlantic blue crab in the south coast of Portugal and the citizen science project NEMA for the program Fronteiras XXI - Ep. 5 - Mar Português: Há Uma Estratégia? New species appearance in south Portugal
2021/08/16 - 2021/08/16 News report with the national TV channel "TVI" on the appearance of the fireworm in the south coast of Portugal and the citizen science project NEMA's underwater photoblitzs. New species appearance in south Portugal
2020/08/17 - 2020/08/17 News report with the national TV channel "TVI" on the appearance of invasive species in the south coast of Portugal and the citizen science project NEMA. New species appearance in south Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2019/10/01 Live interview for the radio channel "Radio Observador" in the program "5 minutes of science" about new species appearance in south Portugal and the invasive Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus). New species appearance in south Portugal
2019/05/15 - 2019/05/15 News report with the national TV channel "SIC", on the appearance of new subtropical species in the south coast of Portugal and the citizen science project NEMA. New species appearance in south Portugal
2019/04/27 - 2019/04/27 News report with the national TV channel "RTP1" on the appearance of new subtropical species in the south coast of Portugal and the citizen science project NEMA. New species appearance in south Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/08 - Current Frontiers in Marine Science (2296-7745) Frontiers
2019/06 - Current Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science (1096-0015) Elsevier
Distinctions

Award

2020 "3rd Place - Best photo" in the 5th Edition of the photo and video contest "Aos Olhos do CCMAR"
Centro de Ciências do Mar, Portugal

Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
2014 "Best photo" in the underwater category of the 14th Photographic Race of Portimão
Câmara Municipal de Portimão, Portugal
2011 "3rd Place" in the underwater category of the 11th Photographic Race of Portimão
Câmara Municipal de Portimão, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 Photographic contribution to the book "Espécies Marinhas de Portugal"
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Haliotis - Aventuras Submersas, Portugal
2023 Photographic contribution to the book "Peces Marinos Tropicales Exóticos de Canarias"
MIMAR+ project, Spain

Gobierno de Canarias, Spain

Interreg MAC 2014-2020 program, Spain
2018 Photographic contribution to the book "Manual de identificação de peixes ósseos da costa continental Portuguesa"
Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, Portugal
2016 Photographic contribution to the book "An Introduction to Fish Migration"
CRC Press, United States
2015 Photographic contribution to the book "Peixes marinhos de Portugal"
Flying Sharks Consultoria e Inovação Lda, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2015 Photographic contribution to the book "M@rBis 2012 - 2014 - Berlengas, Algarve e Arrábida"
Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal
2013 Photographic contribution to the book "Campanha PEPC | M@rBis 2011"
Estrutura de Missão para a Extensão da Plataforma Continental, Portugal